Time is growing short for the president on what has been his signature domestic policy initiative, first unveiled in March and now having consumed much of his fitful first year in office.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Republicans propose monthly checks for taxpayers
Maine Senate Republicans have pitched a plan to give taxpayers a slice of the state’s monthly revenue that goes unused.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden undercuts White House executive privilege shield
The president agrees to a request from Congress seeking sensitive information on the actions of Republican Donald Trump and his aides during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Bruce Poliquin says he plans to move to the Bangor area for his congressional race
Republican primary foe Mike Perkins says Poliquin ought to stay at his seaside mansion instead to ‘twiddle his thumbs’ or take on Chellie Pingree.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
No. 2 House Republican refuses to say election wasn’t stolen
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who is serving on a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, slams Steve Scalise for spreading Donald Trump’s ‘Big Lie.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Texas abortion law foes target lawmakers’ corporate donors
The ads aim at AT&T, which donated more than $645,000 over the past two years to nearly 22 lawmakers who sponsored the measure. The company says it gave money to legislators on both sides.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Maine’s delegation backs repeal of measures that authorized war in Iraq
Congress eyes possible passage this fall of a resolution to repeal approval of war in Iraq, a rare step toward restricting presidential power.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden won’t shield Trump’s Jan. 6 documents from House committee
The former president is asserting privilege over nearly 50 documents, and the jockeying between the two administrations, Congress and witnesses is certain to delay the investigation into the insurrection at the Capitol.
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Analysis: Bruce Poliquin misrepresents federal steps to crack down on violence and threats to school boards
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin says feds are “targeting parents” who just want to speak out.
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Trump-backed candidates face scrutiny after minimal vetting
As the former president has waded into contested primaries across the country, trying to exact revenge and remake the Republican Party in his image, he has endorsed a series of candidates facing serious allegations.